"Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else." Like all
genuine humor, this waggish remark carries a grain of truth. There are
seven billion of us around, and we are very different -- in our demeanor,
diction, and dreams, as well as in our fingerprints, retinal patterns, and
DNA sequences.

Yet, no matter which hand we write with, what language we speak, or what
we eat, there is something that binds us all, whether it's our preference
for a life free from fear, our efforts to make this world a better place,
our appreciation of beauty, or our longing for love.

With so many people, so many shared traits, and so many differences,
there's no wonder we have so many words to describe people. This week we'll
look at five of them.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)